Tag: Congo
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Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring Congo to spend 21 days ... -
Ebola’s spread exposes gaps in surveillance
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has spread to four other countries, exposing gaps in surveillance as health authorities work to contain infections across ... -
Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control
The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly ... -
War, AI and climate test the United Nations
Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten ... -
Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers
A new academic year began Tuesday across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the ongoing Ebola outbreak poses risks to children in the epicenter. ... -
Mobile gold miners hamper Ebola fight
Isaac Batisa is only 11, but he spends his days digging for gold at a mine in eastern Congo, hoping to earn enough to help support ... -
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages
Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests yesterday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several ... -
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of yesterday, 3,802 cases had been ... -
Some health workers in Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600
The healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments, threatening efforts to slow the outbreak that officials ... -
‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
Congo’s Ebola outbreak remains ahead of response efforts despite improved testing capacity, according to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking after a visit to ... -
Displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal, one thermometer but no water
There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at ... -
Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said yesterday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak, as armed ... -
WHO expresses concern over scale and speed of Ebola outbreak
At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese health ministry said yesterday ... -
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern yesterday after more than 300 suspected ... -
Rare sanctuary looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat
Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so. The 1-year-old’s ... -
Congo creates paramilitary mining guard backed by US, UAE
Congo yesterday announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its vast mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments, as Washington tries to lock ... -
Nigeria coach claims voodoo by Congo staff during penalty shootout loss in World Cup qualifying
A Congo team staff member used voodoo during the penalty shootout, Nigeria coach Éric Chelle claimed after the African soccer power was eliminated from qualifying for ... -
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts
An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded ... -
UN experts: Up to 4,000 Rwandan troops are operating with M23 rebel group
Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. ...
